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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Arrest and search

97: Customary powers of search not affected

You could also call this:

"Search powers that commanders have always had are still allowed"

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When you are a commanding officer, you have some powers to search. These powers are given to you by sections 95 and 96. You also have other powers to search that come from service custom.

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97Customary powers of search not affected

  1. The powers conferred on commanding officers by sections 95 and 96 are in addition to the inherent powers of search exercisable by commanding officers under service custom.